Decoding the numbers of Virender Sehwag's cricketing career

Decoding the numbers of Virender Sehwag’s cricketing career: Indian dashing opener, Virender Sehwag has announced his retirement from International Cricket on Tuesday, on his 37th birthday. Sehwag, who last played an International game for India in 2013 has been out of the team due to his not so impressive form. As one of the greatest careers of all time has come to an end, we take a look at Virender Sehwag’s numbers in the International cricket.

Virender Sehwag’s career in numbers:

251 – ODIs played by Virender Sehwag in his career. Only 41 players have featured in 250 or more ODIs.

104 – Test Matches played by Virender Sehwag in his career. Only 62 players have featured in more than 100 tests.

8586 – Runs scored by Virender Sehwag in Test Cricket.

8273 – Runs scored by Virender Sehwag in ODI Cricket.

96 – Wickets taken by Virender Sehwag in ODI Cricket.

40 – Wickets taken by Virender Sehwag in Test Cricket.

15 – Centuries scored by Virender Sehwag in ODI Cricket.

23 – Centuries scored by Virender Sehwag in Test Cricket.

38 – Fifties scored by Virender Sehwag in ODI Cricket.

32 – Fifties scored by Virender Sehwag in Test Cricket.

1233 – Fours hit by Virender Sehwag in Test Cricket. Only 8 players have hit more fours in this format that Sehwag.

1132 – Fours hit by Virender Sehwag in ODI Cricket. Only 5 players have hit more fours in this format that Sehwag.

136 – Sixes hit by Virender Sehwag in ODI Cricket. Only 14 players have hit more sixes in this format that Sehwag.

91 – Sixes hit by Virender Sehwag in Test Cricket. The most by an Indian and 5th most by any player in this format.

23 – Man of the match awards Virender Sehwag has received in ODI Cricket. 4th most match awards by an Indian in ODIs.

8 – Man of the match awards Virender Sehwag has received in Test Cricket. Jointly 4th most match awards by an Indian in Tests.

5 – Man of the series awards Virender Sehwag has received in Test Cricket. Among Indians, Sehwag is tied with Sachin Tendulkar for most series awards in tests.

1 – Virender Sehwag was India’s first ever captain in T20I format. Hence, he became the first Indian to lead India in all 3 formats.

16119 – Runs scored by Virender Sehwag in his International career as opener. Only 4 batsmen have scored more than Sehwag while opening.

319 – Virender Sehwag’s highest Test match score of 319 is also the highest individual score by an Indian in Test.

219 – Virender Sehwag’s highest ODI score of 219 is also the 2nd highest individual score by an Indian in ODIs and 3rd highest individual score in overall.

2 – Number of triple centuries in Test matches for Virender Sehwag. He is one of the 4 players who have scored more than 1 triple century in Test Cricket.

82.23 – Strike rate of Virender Sehwag in Test Cricket. Among the players with more than 2000 test runs, Sehwag’s S/R is highest in test cricket. Only 7 players, including Sehwag have more than 75 S/R in tests with minimum of 1000 runs scored.

16.4% – Only 16.4% of players who played in ODIs have a better Strike rate in that format that Sehwag’s Test strike rate (82.23).

75 – In Test Cricket, Virender Sehwag has a strike rate of 75 and more against all the 9 test nations he had played against. He is the only player to do it so.

100 – In ODI Cricket, Virender Sehwag has a strike rate of 100 and more against 13 countries out of 17 against whom he had played at least once. No other player has a strike rate of 100 and more against 13 different oppositions in ODIs.

104.33 – Strike rate of Virender Sehwag in ODIs. Among the players with more than 2000 test runs, Sehwag’s S/R is 2nd highest in ODI cricket. Only 7 players, including Sehwag have more than 100 S/R in ODIs with minimum of 1000 runs scored.

11 – Between December 2003 and July 2008, Virender Sehwag has scored 11 centuries in test cricket and all of those were 150+ scores.

14 – 150+ scores of Virender Sehwag in Test cricket.

7 – Virender Sehwag completed 7 of his centuries in test cricket inside 100 balls, the most by for player.

6 – Virender Sehwag completed 6 of his centuries in ODI cricket inside 75 balls. He is only behind AB de Villiers.

91.14 – Virender Sehwag’s test match average against Pakistan. Only 6 other players have a better average against a single opposition in tests with minimum of 1000 runs scored.

200 – Virender Sehwag completed 3 out of his 6 double centuries in Test Cricket inside 200 balls. Overall there are only 5 instances where a player completed his double ton inside 200 balls and Sehwag done it on 3 occasions.

284 – Runs scored by Virender Sehwag against Sri Lanka on Day 2 in Test match in 2009 at Barbourne Stadium, Mumbai. Only 2 others scored more than Sehwag in a single day of Test.

25 – Virender Sehwag began Indian innings by striking boundary on 1st ball on 25 occasions, which is a record. He hit boundary on 1st ball of team’s innings on 20 occasions in ODIs; the most by a far margin and on 5 occasions in Test Cricket.

53 – Virender Sehwag got off the mark with a boundary on the 1st ball he faced in an innings on 53 occasions in International Cricket, which is a record. He hit boundary on 1st ball he faced on 25 occasions in ODIs, on 25 occasions in Test Cricket; the most by a far margin and on 3 occasions in T20Is.

[Stats Updated till 6th October 2016]

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